As the nation plans new defenses against the more powerful storms and higher tides expected from climate change, one project stands out: an ambitious proposal to build a nearly 60-mile "spine" of concrete seawalls, earthen barriers, floating gates and steel levees on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Louisiana State University's College of Engineering is getting a $1 million leadership gift from Valero Energy Corp. to support the engineering education and hands-on experiences for engineering students.

Tribal representatives and environmentalists on Monday promised an encampment similar to the ongoing protest against the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota to oppose the Diamond Pipeline planned from Oklahoma, across Arkansas, to Tennessee.